Vote for the Daily Memphian high school player of the week, Week 4
Standout football players from Briarcrest, Central, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, Munford and St. Benedict are up for consideration.
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Standout football players from Briarcrest, Central, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, Munford and St. Benedict are up for consideration.
Standouts from Arlington, Collierville, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, MUS and Tipton-Rosemark are up for consideration this week.
Larry Johnson’s second touchdown of the game gave Germantown its final lead and then the defense did the rest.
Melrose sophomore Thomas Heffner threw for five and ran for two as the Golden Wildcats won their third in a row.
There are plenty of ties between the respective coaching staffs in the Region 8-6A opener for each team.
Here are this week’s high school football statistical leaders for TSSAA teams in the Daily Memphian coverage area.
The rest of the top six remains unchanged as well with MUS making the biggest move this week.
The high school football season begins this week for area schools that play in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association.
Standouts from Covington, DeSoto Central, Kingsbury, Munford, St. George’s and Whitehaven are up for consideration this week. Voting ends a 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4.
The Lynx win it for Kevin Locastro in the coach’s return to his former stomping grounds.
First-year coach Tyler Rice is making an impact at St. George’s. The Gryphons are now 3-0 for the first time since 2012.
CBHS scoring points at a historic pace to open the 2025 season. Lausanne, meanwhile, hopes to avoid its first 0-2 start ever.
CBHS and MUS cracked the rankings for the first time in 2025, while Melrose re-entered.
Standouts from Briarcrest, Germantown, KIPP, MUS, Rossville Christian and Southwind are up for consideration this week.
Maddox Giel runs for two scores and throws for a third while the Owls limit Northpoint to three first downs in the first meeting between the two teams in 45 years.
Quarterback Jaden Thomas throws three touchdown passes and Christopher Talley runs for two as the Mustangs outscore the Tigers.
Former region rivals clash in Germantown in this week’s featured contest.
Briarcrest and Central make their season debuts in The Daily Memphian ranking of the area’s top TSSAA football teams.
Sophomore quarterback Jourdin Shelton accounts for three touchdowns as Germantown turns back Houston.
Lausanne, Whitehaven, MASE, Melrose and Bartlett all go down to defeat.
After a disheartening loss to Bartlett High last season, Germantown High coach Gene Robinson got together with a few of his key juniors for what he termed a “Come to Jesus” meeting.
Southwind senior Chad Rooks scored three touchdowns as the Jaguars shone in their Class 6A debut.
Briarcrest’s J.D. Donaldson scored three first-half touchdowns as the Saints rolled — mostly.
Senior signal-callers Kelvin Perkins and T.J. Jenkins will be on center stage for their respective teams. But Friday’s season-opener will likely be won in the trenches.Related content:
Longtime coach Rodney Saulsberry wants this year’s team to honor the program’s legacy — and they have the talent to do just that.